Sporting Turf News Abandoned Event Postponed
March 20 report from Melbourne notes a sports event on the turf will be abandoned and rescheduled instead of proceeding as planned. Details are incomplete in the OCR fragment.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
4
March 20 report from Melbourne notes a sports event on the turf will be abandoned and rescheduled instead of proceeding as planned. Details are incomplete in the OCR fragment.
In ERISBANE on March 30 the Albion Fark announces fares for tomorrow’s Frost Division races. Listings include multiple horses with weights and odds, including Wie ao Walker's Mount Waa, Free Fancy vo, Katmule 47, Haden Saikano AS, Lady Misibel 7a, True Lad 72, and Tiare. Referee’s selections for the Day are Hatliar Beans or Sym Teor Year-Ui Handicap and Hawiesbery Auta Tandicay among others.
The report details various horses and backers for the Sydney Cup including Court Jester and Sure Jester. Mentioned are Doncaster Rosehill connections, owners, and trainers with minor updates on form and odds. The piece lists multiple names and horses across the field, noting slight variations in training and prospects.
Fragmentary OCR item notes actions around Merete Turt Oxb and Treacy regarding divestment of boats, with unclear dates and local context. The readable portion hints at a half act or early stage before a court or public action, lacking full names or locations.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a busy Sydney sports page with handicaps and names. Mentions Hardican, the Sportaman, King Marc and local clubs Wolaroi Kandos Nate, with vague references to races and a home favorite.
Report covers March 1 events with machinery removal and front installation updates. Mentions dividend trials, bookmakers payouts, and horse Lady winning a race at Lacetiell with trainer George Cole and M'Archur connections.
Fragmentary OCR note lists a sale on Lake Street with names and items unclear. Contains jumbled phrases about buyers and sellers, a street location, and reference to a sale event.
An unopposed election fills the A C Committer vacancy left by Me HC Dane. Local figure SEL Hosters is noted as a popular citizen backing sport welfare and investment in his stud farm. At Randwick on March 13 the Futurity Stakes and related events draw attention to racing strength and the WLAC association’s forthcoming core responsibilities.
Keep Magnene Liniment in the home for emergencies. It banishes all pain and soothes burns sprains and lame backs. Quickly stops toothache and neuralgia. Sold everywhere 1/6 and 3/-. Obsolete spelling and illegible details.
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Hugh Remedy as a powerful cough cure. It claims rapid relief and world wide praise, urging readers to try it and stating it is sold everywhere.
Fragmented OCR item shows names Sarmington and Danaher with references to Brisbane Sydney Tantersall Cake am t Victoria Qu Melbourne Doncaster Handicap April dates and official notices. Mentions reply paid wires and newspapers Comiier Argus Sydney Morning Herald for New South Wales and Victoria.
Silas Pettingill and his wife Mara seek wealth after moving to New York. Hubert Stanwood is drawn into a web when he is mistaken for the Earl of Bradwood. Stanwood and Helen fall in love, while Thurston pursues a forged title. A detective exposes the impostors as a chauffeur and conspirators are nabbed.
The article describes a farcical scene with Barbe and Stanwood amid custody drama and a shift in titles at a social gathering. It notes a theatre plan opening all day with prices including tax and introduces Manhattan Madness featuring Fairbanks in a dramatic comedy setting at the Cairns Theatre.
Amtral Pictures continues its capital program at Spence Street with The Silent Battle starring Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilken, plus the Laughing LAO comedy Dirty Work. The program includes John arts rapbook and microscopic Stations Aetter tale, with recent improvements expected to handle tonight and the next two nights crowd. Book seats in advance.
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